WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (4-5) will open conference play against Binghamton (3-5) on Saturday (March 24). The opening draw is set for 3 p.m. Single game tickets are available for purchase at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday. Free live video will be available in HD at
AmericaEast.TV.
RELATED LINKS
Binghamton: Video | Live Stats | Tickets
45th Anniversary: Registration
LAST TIME OUT
UVM used a pair of hat tricks from midfielders
Bailey Saneman and
Elise Koehl as Vermont held off Sacred Heart for an 11-6 victory on Thursday afternoon. Saneman logged her second straight hat trick on five shots and Koehl also reached her hat trick on five shot attempts.
Alex Bernier led the way offensively for the Cats with five points on four assists and one goal.
Alex Vignona was the fourth UVM player with at least three points on the afternoon with two goals and one assist. In goal,
Maddy Kuras stopped 13 shot attempts and picked up her fourth victory of the season.
45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
UVM will host a 45th anniversary celebration of being a varsity team on Saturday as it participates in a lacrosse doubleheader. Alumnae are invited back to campus to celebrate the history of the program. Alumnae are asked to register at
go.uvm.edu/wlax45. Please contact our Victory Club office at
Victory.Club@uvm.edu or 802-656-0956 with questions or to update your contact information.
On Friday (March 23), alumnae in town are invited to join the team on Virtue Field for a meet-and-greet and to watch practice starting at 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, alumnae are invited to join head coach
Sarah Dalton and her staff at the men's lacrosse game at 12 p.m. in the first game of the day's double ticket. After the women's game, a reception for the team and alumnae will follow at Halvorson's Upstreet Café, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
POSTER DAY UPDATE
Vermont's gameday promotion of Poster Day, presented by UVM Print and Mail, has been moved to the Hartford game on Saturday, April 21. The contest with the Hawks next month will also be UVM's annual 'Rally Against Cancer' game, presented by Otter Creek Awnings and Vermont Custom Closets.
ROAD TRIP RECAP
The Catamounts will return to their home turf for the first time since March 3 after spending the last four games on the road. The trip started with setbacks at Holy Cross and Jacksonville before Vermont rebounded with victories at Stetson and Sacred Heart.
PROVIDING SOME ASSIST-ANCE
With her four-assist performance at Sacred Heart, Bernier moved into fourth place on the program's all-time assists list. She has handed out 51 career assists and became only the fourth player in school history to register at least 50 assists.
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats started strong out of the gate with three wins in their first four games, but have struggled of late with four straight losses. In the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, Binghamton landed in a fifth-place tie with Vermont and earned 22 points in the preseason rankings. Jacqueline Kennedy leads the team with 20 points on 18 goals and a pair of assists. The senior midfielder's 18 goals rank among the top-10 on the league's scoring list. Rebecca Golderman follows with 19 points on 14 goals and a team-high five assists. She has won the fifth-most draw controls (28) in the conference. Between the pipes, Taylor Passuello has surrendered the fourth-fewest goals (45) by an America East goalie and has recorded a 10.63 goals-against average.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts have controlled the all-time series between the conference rivals and hold an 11-5 edge over the Bearcats. The Green and Gold won eight of the first nine meetings but have dropped the last two contests against Binghamton. Last year, UVM opened America East play in Vestal and mounted a second half comeback, but fell short 14-9.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will travel to top-ranked Stony Brook on Friday (March 30) in the first road test of the conference season. The opening draw is set for 7 p.m. Free live video will be available at
AmericaEast.TV.
